Hockey players are famously superstitious athletes. As Washington Capitals fans know, team captain Alex Ovechkin has some particularly quirky routines. Over the years, Ovechkin…
Despite being on rival teams in the NHL, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Evgeni Malkin are good friends. But that doesn't mean they don't…
The Washington Capitals have a lot of pregame routines. Over the years it's included biting, cup checks, butt slashes, screaming profanity, and…
NBC Sports Washington trained an overhead camera on the Washington Capitals while they were in the tunnel readying for warmups in Winnipeg,…
When you've played 1,140 games in the NHL, things can get monotonous, which is probably why Alex Ovechkin is getting weirder with…
TJ Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom have a superstition where they slide and hop into each other on the bench to start a…
TJ Oshie likes to start each period of a hockey game a certain way: by bouncing into his teammates on the bench…
The Washington Capitals are playing their home opener Saturday night, and, thanks to Caps social media, we got a glimpse into the…
TJ Oshie has a lot of superstitions to remember before and during games. Oshie already does butt slashes with Tom Wilson (and…
It's no secret that hockey players are superstitious. They're known to repeat specific pregame rituals that will make them feel more comfortable,…
The Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun, but more importantly, NHL players' Stanley Cup Beards are making their debut on the 2018-19 post-season…
Hockey players are a superstitious bunch. For years, the superstition has been that it is bad luck to touch the Stanley Cup…
Andre Burakovsky scored the game-winning goal in the Capitals' 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils Friday night. According to a tweet…
Back in October, Andre Burakovsky revealed one of his, uh, unconventional hockey superstitions. Before every Capitals game, Burakovsky and Alex Ovechkin take…
Capitals forwards Andre Burakovsky and Alex Ovechkin have a touchy feely relationship, including a warmup tradition that features aggressive collar-grabbing and yelling.…
During warmups, Tom Wilson has several traditions. Willy Baby will exchange slashes in the tuchus with TJ Oshie near the benches. The…
Alex Ovechkin has a long list of superstitions and pregame routines. From chest bumps, high fives, cup checks, and screaming at TJ…
Look I'm not superstitious, but if I put my pants on right-to-left instead of left-to-right, I take them off, light them on…
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